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St. Augustine's Confessions
- Narrated by: Ronald B. Herzman, William R. Cook
- Series: The Great Courses: Christianity
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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How should parents raise children, and how should schools educate children? Why are we attracted to things that are forbidden? What is time? How can we understand God, or the nature of evil? What is true friendship? To answer these questions, Professors Cook and Herzman look to the Confessions of St. Augustine of Hippo.
Over the course of 24 fascinating lectures, you'll study this great book's staggering influence on Christianity and Western civilization, seeing how it provided a source of inspiration for such noted thinkers and writers as Petrarch, Dante, and Martin Luther. Even though the Confessions is more than 1,500 years old, it still speaks to us and has the capacity to change our lives.
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- Tara
- 23-06-16
Absolutely Fabulous!
I was hooked from the very start. There's no doubt the fascinating and highly intelligent St Augustine, through sheer hard thinking, can enlighten us all. Brilliantly presented. I want to go back to the beginning and listen to it all over again immediately. Thank you Ron and Bill!
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-09-20
Worth a listen and many more listens.
From the beginning I was hooked. A truly inspiring journey in understanding of all that is important. The duet worked well too with both readers very acceptable in tone and enthusiasm.
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- Lucubra
- 14-05-20
Great scholarship
William and Ronald did an excellent job here. Truly, they are two very great academicians!
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- Stephen Callaghan
- 07-08-17
Brilliant, entertaining exegesis of the text.
Really enjoyed this. The enthusiastic delivery of the two lecturers who present each lecture as a duo, really holds the listeners attention.
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- Timothy
- 22-10-13
An Excellent Overview!
I listened to this alongside an audible edition of Augustine's Confessions in preparation for teaching this text at the undergraduate level. I was a bit worried about the team teaching approach at first, as both Herzman and Cook interject on each lecture, but I found they did a marvelous job of bouncing thoughts off of each other and furthering discussion. I have listened to five or so "Great Courses" on audible and this has been my favorite thus far.
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- Richard K.
- 15-10-13
Highly Recommended!!
Firstly I need to disagree with one of the other reviewers regarding having two people give the lecture. Of course this is personal preference, but Herzman and Cook make a great "tag team". It breaks up what could be monotony with different voices, comments, to some extent style, and yet it does not - in my opinion - break up the compelling flow of the narrative.
The voices are clear and easily understandable, and most importantly, this is a true lecture, not someone reading a book. It is dynamic, has the odd pauses and corrections (the wrong word is said and it is then corrected), making it "real".
Their insights into Augustine are hugely interesting. I had read the Confessions and had to say I was not understanding what all the fuss was about. However, with the insights provided here, I will go back and re-read. And, it is a great price. I have the monthly subscription with Audible and this lecture was one credit.
Five out of five, ten out of ten.
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- E. Ard
- 18-07-14
Perfect for the Self-Motivated Learner for Life
Where does St. Augustine's Confessions rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This stands unique from my other audible purchases in that it serves as a companion to the text(I bought the Oxford classic from amazon). It is a fantastic companion which has enriched a work that is nearly peerless in it's original capacity to enrich.
Who was your favorite character and why?
From Algerian farm to the imperial court of Milan, from nobody to the dominant thinker of the world's dominant religion-a Bishop then fully respected and accepted by the secular philisophical community so 1600 years later. The force of St. Augustine's words has run relentlessly with no end in site. An intellectual Gladiator, only more grand and more important than any arena spectacle.
Which scene was your favorite?
The lecturers pop with energy, seem genuinely inspired by each other, and I could not help but catch their enthusiasm.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The beauty of his writings concerning his time of conversion is not lost on those reading for more secular or generally spiritual reasons. Fantastic, moving.
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- T. VanPool
- 09-12-13
Outstanding Lectures Bring So Much to Light
What made the experience of listening to St. Augustine's Confessions the most enjoyable?
I was skeptical at first whether having two lecturers would work well. Fortunately Prof. Herzman and Prof. Cook complemented each other perfectly. One could tell there were a few places where their views differed a bit, but they these tensions were used to increase understanding, as opposed to confuse the issue. The lectures were pithy, well organized, and communicated A LOT of information. Relative to other "Great Courses" lectures to which I have listened, I think this series held more information per lecture than most.
What did you like best about this story?
Well, this question is a bit odd when the "story" is a lecture series about a book, but I was very appreciative of the effort the lecturers spent in clearly explaining the social context of Augustine's writing and the significance the material had not only within Augustine's _Confessions_ but in a broader perspective. Their personal examples illustrating how they experience similar events/thoughts/feelings helped me connect to Augustine's writing and made my response to the material that much stronger.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The section dealing with addiction and compulsion was very strong. The lecturers did A TERRIFIC JOB talking about the addictions to alcohol, sex, and violence of Augustine's mother, Augustine himself, and Augustine's friend, and illustrating Augustine's attitude towards explaining such addictions and overcoming them. As a father, I also found the sections discussing Books 1 through 3 really moving. Augustine is right about the need to train children properly, and the lecturers did an excellent job identifying and explaining his ideas.
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- Michael
- 23-08-17
Good overview , wish it probed certain issues nore
It does a very good job of providing an overview of what is in the book and the big issues it deals with, but does not provide a scholarly analysis of key issues. For example, you know that Augustine melded Christianity and Platonism, but you don't really get what the Platonic ideas where or how exactly Augustine understood them, or the sources he read to get these. Instead, the lectures take much time translating everything Augustine said into simple anecdotes within their own lives. In my opinion, that time would have been better spent diving into the intellectual details of some key issues. That said, is is a worthwhile overview foe someone curious about the basics is the book. The end is good.
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- Christy Continued
- 29-09-17
Augustine the Sinner then Saint
Herzman and Cook together, work so well in teaching about Augustine. Worth reading over again!
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- Tony
- 18-09-21
Powerful teaching duo
Cook & Herzman are a powerful teaching duo. I have listened to other topics they have taught together & am always astounded by their knowledge & easy ability to teach the topic. I will rely on this teaching of The Confessions when I reread it in the future. Kudos & thanks!
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- Peter Norton
- 22-01-18
Excellent course on Augustine's the Confessions.
This course helped me to understand Augustine and grow closer to God. I am a United Methodist minister. This course has helped me to continue to expand my religious training which will help me minister more effectively to my congregation.
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- Brian
- 06-02-17
very good course
I thoroughly enjoyed this lecture. The lecturers have an excellent grasp of the subject matter
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- StraightShooter
- 04-12-16
Fantastic Course!
Professors Herzman and Cook are the dynamic duo of historical Christian teaching and their lecture series are always the best. Their course on St. Francis of Assisi was my absolute favorite of all the Great Courses, but this one what's especially valuable to me since I struggled to understand Saint Augustine's confessions when I try to read it years ago. Educational, interesting, and enlightening in many ways for nerdy, less-indoctrinated seekers like me! (-:
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